We are staying on the Deira side but today, we wanted to revisit Bur Dubai. It was a pleasure to the the far end, opposite Al Ras has been redevoloped. In particular the buildings around the abra station is attractive, although a tad touristy. I love that area of town and were I to seek a place to live, I'd opt for something in the old Bur Dubai area. I'd wish some more of the money from the massive real estate boom had been put into that part of the city.
Taking the open boats called abras now costs 1 UAE Dirham. That is only about $ 0.25, so although it's doubled in the last twenty years, it would still be classed as a bargain. Getting across the creek can also be accomplished via bridges, and tunnel, and now an under-the-water Metro line. Still there's nothing like the smell of diesel and wind in one's hair. We went once in the morning and walked around Bur Dubai. We also went back over at night. It was a nice way to finish our time in this city.
